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Sheriff “Big Bert” Tubb once cleaned up Craw County, Alabama with an iron jaw and a big ol’ stick. But that was 40 years ago. When his son, Earl Tubb, returns home to settle some family business, he finds his daddy’s grave unkempt, the stick he was buried with grown into a gnarled old tree, and Craw County in worse shape than ever. Then that tree gets struck by lightning. And suddenly Earl has a stick of his own. And some questions he’d like answered.

The hit new crime series, Southern Bastards, returns for its second volume, as Jason Aaron (Scalped, Thor, Star Wars) and Jason Latour (Wolverine & the X-Men, Loose Ends) pull back the curtain on the dark and seedy history of Craw County and its most famous and feared resident, the high school football coach turned backwoods crime lord, Euless Boss. In a place where only bastards flourish, what does it take to be the biggest, meanest, most powerful bastard of them all? Only Coach Boss knows. But if I was you, I wouldn't ask him.

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Southern Bastards, Vol. 2: Gridiron follows the beating and apparent death of Earl Tubbs. From there, it flashes back to the football-playing days of the coach, Euless Boss. In the first volume, Boss is referred to as the water boy, so the majority of these four comics is a quintessential tragedy: the one you see coming from a mile away.

Visceral, bloody, nasty, and with not a few uses of racially insensitive language, Vol. 2 is another great read in this powerful series. I'm a fan, and I've already got @ImageComics sending me future issues via mail. While the collection does resemble the format of a book, with an arc that flows through the four issues, the best way to read Southern Bastards is monthly. Highly recommended. ****3/4

One of the best series I have read in the past few years.Jason Aaron is a writer worth following. He does a good job pulling you in with well developed, meaningful characters and story arcs.Really refreshing having gritty Comics like this breaking away from the over-saturated mainstream Capes and Clowns.

The tag team have done it again with volume 2 of Southern Bastards. Immediately taking place after the events of the first volume this takes us into the history of Coach Boss and how he became who he is today. It was great seeing how Boss’ simple dream of wanting to be apart of football twisted to make him into the heinous villain he is now. I’m excited to see what happens in the next volume especially with the way this ended.

Whoa. I love this series, it is really excellent.This TPB is an example of how to write characters.How did these guys take a character, the villain who is an unrepentant sonnuva....well, you know,...and make him someone who isn't just sympathetic but someone you might have shed a tear over.(Stop it, I'm not crying, you're crying)Just one of the best things I have ever read, and I have read a lot of excellent things in my time on this earth.

Jason Latour's art is reminiscent of early David Mazzucchelli, which is a strong compliment. The first volume of the series had a surprising ending and left the reader with questions about how the series could continue (maybe as a serial?). Jason Aaron surprises us by taking the villain of the first trade and making him the protagonist of the 2nd volume.

Life in the South is portrayed unflinchingly (Aaron is a Southerner so he can't be accused of Northern bias). Most significantly, Aaron is able to make the villain sympathetic at times, which is not an easy feat. The story moves along well and has set up for a much anticipated 3rd volume.

So far I love this series. It really captures the feeling parts of the South give off); the griminess and the decay when returning to it. I grew up in Texas and have lived in both Kentucky and Alabama and Southern Bastards captures part of that appeal. It doesn't do so in a way that's voyeuristic or deprecating, it holds off from the hick and yokel stereotypes in favor of finding the lingering flavor a underneath with a true sense of appreciation and place. Looking forward to the rest of the TPB issues.

Wow! This series is just amazing. Brilliant writing and great art. Aaron is gifted, and this volume really lets it show! He takes a character many will find deplorable and makes him all so human by delivering a perfect back story in this here collection. Also, this book has a forward from one of the NFL's finest linemen! Can't really talk football with a more knowledgable source....and he agrees, this is one fine piece of work!

An absolutely beautiful book. I love this series and think it's the best running series currently. The characters are deep, the story is powerful and the art is beautiful. If you can handle the darkness that is treads, definitely read it. Sometimes it's hard to stomach and can make readers uncomfortable, but not without a reason or purpose.